Camponotus not accepting proteins

[tencarnacion]

Hello all,
My second camponotus colony has 7 workers and are in a test tube setup still with a small outworld for me to place food in. They havent been accepting protein since coming out of hibernation, but more than willingly accept honey. Is there a reason for this? I figured if theyre hungry they will eat so there is always something available.

They really just stand around in their tube until they sense honey in the outworld.

Thank you!

[JoeHostile1]

Do they have larvae?

[tencarnacion]

Yep theres a cluster of eggs/larvae of different sizes that they hang around. none are large, though